At a time when Indiana and the communities served by Amtrak’s Hoosier State passenger rail line are pushing for improved service, the line’s on-time performance was 33 percent in January, according to Amtrak.
That lack of reliability was one of the main discussion points Thursday during a meeting between Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman and local government and business leaders, said Arvid Olson, a Greater Lafayette Commerce council member.
“There was a frank conversation regarding on-time performance,” Olson said.
“There were two very tangible ways for it to be improved that were discussed, and Amtrak is moving forward on both of them.”
Boardman committed to finding a more direct route between Dyer and Chicago, Olson said.
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